Beijing - Day 2

We received our wake up call at 7:30 Friday morning. We went to the hotel breakfast buffet, which is Western style (omelets, bacon, sausage, french toast, ceral, fruit, etc., etc..) We then traveled by bus to Tiananmen Square & the Forbidden City. The weather wasn't too bad as long as we stayed in the sun. It was hard to focus on the tour at first because we kept watching the locals (especially the little kids!). We were getting quite a few stares also. I think Andrea received a few more stares because of her blonde hair. . .

When we returned we had a few hours before our next event. We went to Beijing Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant, supposedly the most famous restaurant for Peking Duck. Andrea had a spicy peanut & chicken entree w/ fried rice. I had the roast duck (half duck) which was meticulously carved into small pieces for me. Prices were reasonable and we had plenty to eat.

After a stop at the local supermarket, we met the group to leave for a Chinese Acrobatic Show. I think we were both extremely suprised at how much we enjoyed the show. It really was awesome. The video doesn't do it justice!

After we returned to the hotel we received a little more information about Adelyn. We received a copy of a questionnaire that was sent to the orphanage with their responses. Adelyn is off formula and may have been alergic to it.

We got back to the room about 7:30pm and Andrea was ready for bed, but I was hungry again! I drug her out of bed and we walked down the street a few blocks (trying our best to dodge 8 lanes of Chinese traffic -- -Look OUT!!!), and went to a local pizza buffet. We were the only 2 Westerners in the restaurant which was very busy with the Friday night crowd. The pizza was actually very good and not that different from our pizza at home. But I do have to say it's the first pizza buffet I've ever been to that served cheese pizza AND boiled quail eggs!!! YUUUMMY!